How do I check if a page is indexed by Google?

Paste the page address into the URL Inspection bar at the top of Google Search Console. If it says "URL is on Google", the page is indexed. A quick, less exact check is searching site:example.com/page-url in Google. The Search Console result is the reliable one, because a site: search can miss pages that are in fact indexed.

Why it matters

A page that is not indexed cannot be found in Google search, no matter how good it is. Checking tells you whether to look for a technical cause, such as noindex or a block, or to improve the content, or simply to wait.

How to check

Sign in to Search Console and select the property that contains the page.
Paste the full address into the inspection bar and press Enter.
Read the verdict. "URL is on Google" means the page is indexed. "URL is on Google, but has issues" means it is indexed but something, such as an enhancement report, needs attention. "URL is not on Google" means it is not indexed, and the details give a reason.
Open the section for Page indexing to see when Google last crawled the page, which canonical Google chose and whether crawling and indexing are allowed.
For many pages at once, open the Pages report under Indexing. It lists indexed pages and groups the others by reason, such as noindex, redirect or "Crawled, currently not indexed".
As a quick outside check, type the address into Google with the site: operator:

site:example.com/blog/my-new-post

If the page does not appear, do not conclude that it is unindexed. The operator is a rough tool and does not list every indexed page. Go back to URL Inspection for the answer.

Indexed does not mean ranking. An indexed page can still appear far down for competitive searches, or only for very specific queries.

Common mistakes

Trusting a site: search as the final word.
Inspecting a different version of the address, such as http instead of https or a missing www, which may be reported separately.
Checking an address that belongs to another property, which the tool refuses.
Reading "not indexed" as a penalty rather than a status with a stated reason.
Searching for the page title and expecting it at the top. Indexing and ranking are separate questions.

Frequently asked questions

Why does site: show the page but Search Console says it is not indexed?

The two use different sources and can disagree, especially soon after a change. Treat URL Inspection as the more reliable answer.

How can I see all indexed pages?

Use the Pages report in Search Console. It reports counts and examples, though large sites may see sampled lists rather than every address.

What if the page is indexed under a different address?

Google may have chosen another version as the canonical. The inspection details show the Google-selected canonical so you can compare it with yours.

For a quick look at the signals your pages send, Try the free website sample.